Herbert

Herbert

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Herbert is a Germanic given name, from harja- "army", "warrior" or "noble, sublime", and beraht "bright" or "shining". Other given names with the same roots include Heribert, Aribert and Eriberto.

From Wikipedia

Herbert first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1966 with 62 babies (rank #239 that year). In 2017 it was given to 1 boys (rank #66). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Herbert

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Herbert yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,199

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	35	#264
1956	36	#261
1957	49	#229
1958	35	#279
1959	44	#258
1960	41	#267
1961	48	#262
1962	61	#235
1963	53	#254
1964	61	#243
1965	52	#261
1966	62	#239
1967	51	#272
1968	41	#297
1969	50	#280
1970	55	#274
1971	46	#297
1972	34	#334
1973	27	#362
1974	20	#435
1975	24	#383
1976	17	#463
1977	20	#427
1978	24	#388
1979	18	#465
1980	19	#472
1981	11	#623
1982	11	#618
1983	15	#523
1984	14	#562
1985	10	#664
1986	8	#746
1987	5	#857
1988	9	#712
1989	9	#727
1990	8	#770
1991	5	#925
1992	9	#737
1993	4	#1,004
1994	7	#852
1995	2	#1,249
1996	2	#1,260
1997	4	#1,044
1998	4	#1,056
1999	4	#1,092
2000	4	#1,091
2001	2	#1,340
2002	2	#1,329
2003	3	#1,180
2004	3	#1,187
2005	2	#1,297
2006	2	#1,304
2007	2	#1,290
2008	2	#1,267
2009	5	#950
2010	2	#1,224
2011	2	#1,131
2013	1	#1,305
2015	1	#210
2016	1	#25
2017	1	#66

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

#264

1956

#261

1957

#229

1958

#279

1959

#258

1960

#267

1961

#262

1962

#235

1963

#254

1964

#243

1965

#261

1966

#239

1967

#272

1968

#297

1969

#280

1970

#274

1971

#297

1972

#334

1973

#362

1974

#435

1975

#383

1976

#463

1977

#427

1978

#388

1979

#465

1980

#472

1981

#623

1982

#618

1983

#523

1984

#562

1985

#664

1986

#746

1987

#857

1988

#712

1989

#727

1990

#770

1991

#925

1992

#737

1993

#1,004

1994

#852

1995

#1,249

1996

#1,260

1997

#1,044

1998

#1,056

1999

#1,092

2000

#1,091

2001

#1,340

2002

#1,329

2003

#1,180

2004

#1,187

2005

#1,297

2006

#1,304

2007

#1,290

2008

#1,267

2009

#950

2010

#1,224

2011

#1,131

2013

#1,305

2015

#210

2016

#25

2017

#66

Meaning

Numerology of Herbert

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Herbert

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Names ranked near Herbert in 2017

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Year-by-Year Detail